Changing mathematics teacher's conceptions of assessment and feedback

Teacher Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-186

  Dixon, Helen ^a   Haigh, Mavis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Discourse; Formative assessment; Mathematics; Practitioner research; Professional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249083492     PISSN: 13664530     EISSN: 17475120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13664530903044002     Document Type: Article

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